My Family

movie

Traces over three generations an immigrant family's trials, tribulations, tragedies, and triumphs. Maria and Jose, the first generation, come to Los Angeles, meet, marry, face deportation all in the 1930s. They establish their family in East L.A., and their children Chucho, Paco, Memo, Irene, Toni, and Jimmy deal with youth culture and the L.A. police in the '50s. As the second generation become adults in the '60s, the focus shifts to Jimmy, his marriage to Isabel (a Salvadorian refugee), their son, and Jimmy's journey to becoming a responsible parent.

Cast & crew

Constance Marie · Eduardo López Rojas · Edward James Olmos · Esai Morales · Jacob Vargas · Jennifer Lopez · Jenny Gago · Jimmy Smits · Jonathan Hernandez · Rafael Cortés · Gregory Nava

Studios & networks

American Playhouse · American Zoetrope · Majestic Films International · Newcomb Productions · New Line Cinema